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EU puts pressure on Poland over visa issue
As of: September 20, 2023 3:15 p.m Have Polish consulates illegally issued visas, including Schengen visas? The EU and Germany want to know this in more detail and are demanding…
Corruption: work visas in exchange for bribes? Poland’s government under pressure
corruption Work visas in exchange for bribes? Poland’s government under pressure Border fence on the Polish side with Belarus. Poland has erected a 5.5 meter high metal fence with motion…
Germans are cautious when it comes to digital payments compared to other European countries
As of: September 12, 2023 10:25 a.m Cash is still very popular in Germany. Even though cards or smartphones are being used more and more frequently at the checkout, digital…
Payment transactions: The confusion surrounding the EC card – what is changing now
From July, many giro cards will lose an important function, affecting millions of bank customers. Here comes the perspective. source site
End of the Maestro payment system on July 1st – what to consider
Status: 06/17/2023 07:14 a.m The Maestro logo used to belong to the Girocard, the former EC card. Maestro is now gradually being converted to the international payment system of Mastercard…
To reduce immigration, UK cracks down on student visas
Struggling to fulfill its promise to cut immigration after Brexit, the British government announced on Tuesday its intention to drastically restrict family reunification for foreign students. The UK has already…
From Turkey and Syria: More than 7500 visas for earthquake victims
Status: 04/03/2023 3:17 p.m Earthquake victims from Syria and Turkey should receive visas for Germany quickly and unbureaucratically. Initially, the allocation was sluggish. But in the meantime, more than 7,500…
From Turkey and Syria: More than 7500 visas for earthquake victims
Status: 04/03/2023 3:17 p.m Earthquake victims from Syria and Turkey should receive visas for Germany quickly and unbureaucratically. Initially, the allocation was sluggish. But in the meantime, more than 7,500…
Help for earthquake victims: hardly any visas for Syrians
Status: 03/10/2023 4:03 p.m The German government has promised earthquake victims from Turkey and Syria easier visa procedures. In practice, however, this benefits almost exclusively people from Turkey. For Syrians,…
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: So far 528 German visas for those affected
Status: 02/25/2023 12:38 p.m There has recently been a lot of criticism of the hurdles for the simplified issuing of visas for Turkish or Syrian people affected by the earthquake.…